Scott Walker fights ‘criminal scheme’ story

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning, defending himself against allegations that he was involved in a “criminal scheme” saying that there is no case against him.

“Don’t just take my word for it, look at the facts and the facts are pretty clear,” Walker said. “Both judges said they didn’t buy the argument, they didn’t think that anything had been done that was illegal and so they’ve gone forward and not only said ‘we don’t buy it’ but actually shut the case down.”

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Court documents that exposed a possible “criminal scheme” to coordinate fundraising for Republicans during recall elections in 2011 and 2012 were released Thursday that were tied to the governor. Walker, his chief of staff and others were included in documents as taking part in the alleged coordination effort with “a number of national groups and prominent figures” including Karl Rove, according to special prosecutor Francis Schmitz.

A U.S. district judge ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Club for Growth last month, in a decision that halted the investigation into possible illegal coordination and represented a victory for Walker. A federal appeals judge is now reviewing that ruling.

“Many of the national media and even some here in Wisconsin are looking at this thing backwards,” Walker said. “This is a case that’s been resolved, that not one, but two judges said is over and we’re just learning about it because it became open in a document yesterday. But there is no argument there.”

Since the documents were revealed, Walker has reserved $250,000 worth of TV air time according to what two media-buying sources told POLITICO. His ad flight will last 12 days as a way to combat growing media attention, which he said on Friday shows that the media “are willing accomplices,” trying to form a story when “the facts are clear.”

Walker even compared his experience with the media on this issue to the scandal that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie experienced after evidence showed that his team was involved in shutting down traffic on the George Washington Bridge as a form of political retribution.

“I think there’s no doubt this is one of those times where the media jumps on this, some on the left spin this,” Walker said. “They’re trying to claim an order here. If you’re just reading this for the first time you might think there’s something there without knowing the courts already looked at this … and said there’s just not an arugment there. So what you see is the left and others trying to stir things up.”